Chapter 195: Chapter 195: 9-Treasure Absolute Immortal Array
Under the urging of her fellow tribespeople, Qingsuo, equally overwhelmed with excitement, with a heart pounding unusually fast, carefully placed the Heart-Piercing Awl into the groove of the Jade Platform.
A beam of white light shot into the sky, then vanished in an instant.
Immediately following that, the Heart-Piercing Awl seemed to merge with the Jade Platform.
Qingsuo suddenly realized she couldn’t move anymore.
Not only her, all the Heart Race People present turned into statues.
They all remained in their ecstatic poses, frozen there.
Qingsuo was still conscious, but her Divine Soul seemed to be sealed away, unable to connect with anyone else.
Looking again at the patterns on the Jade Platform, she only felt an immense strangeness, causing a dizzy spell.
It was as if an unknown thread extended from it, connecting to her heart, slowly drawing the vitality from her body.
Why is this happening?
Weren’t they supposed to appear in the Immortal Realm?
Why did they end up with this conclusion?
She had countless questions she wanted to ask, but she couldn’t open her mouth, nor did she know who to ask.
At the same time, five hundred Water Tribe People at the center of a small lake also turned into statues.
As several Magical Treasures of the Immortal Remnant Race were placed into their respective grooves, everyone in the Void Immortal Realm saw chains spanning the void.
The chains were within reach but had no tangible form, like mere illusions.
Some flew along the chains seeking their origin, but could never find where they led.
"What happened?"
"Did some change occur in the Void Immortal Realm?"
"Is the passage to the Immortal Realm about to appear?"
"Why can I sense an ominous aura from these chains?"
The experts from various Domains responded differently, some were ecstatic, others frowned deeply.
In the distant Upper Realm, within the Immortal Palace.
A Great Power exuding golden light, so bright that even an Immortal Soul couldn’t discern his true form, slowly opened his eyes.
Before him were nine immortals of varied appearances, kneeling.
"Reporting to the Master Ancestor, the Nine Treasures Immortal Extinction Array has finally responded."
The golden immortal shadow slowly spoke, his voice emanating from all directions, "That’s good."
A disciple below respectfully said, "Currently, four Magical Treasures have been positioned."
"Once all Nine Treasures are in place, all living beings in the Void Immortal Realm will be instantly annihilated!"
"After this battle, the millennium’s essence of the Lower Realm will be exhausted."
This plan had been set in motion millennia ago.
Sinking the Chaotic Ruins below to disrupt the Heavens’ Ascension Laws and block Ascenders from the Lower Realm was just the first step.
This step actually had loopholes.
In the Lower Realm’s Ten Thousand Realms, anyone of Demon Level might emerge, especially those with the fortune of a Child of the Plane.
Over tens of millennia, they even might cultivate to transcendental Saint Tier levels.
Eventually, causing rejection by the Heaven and Earth Rules, forcibly expelling them from the Lower Realm Plane.
Back then, the nine Immortals of the Immortal Remnant Race returned to the Immortal Realm for this reason.
To prevent such a situation, the Great Powers of the Immortal Realm laid out the Nine Treasures Immortal Extinction Array in the Void Immortal Realm.
When this array activates, it must absorb the life force of beings within its range as nourishment.
Simultaneously, someone carrying the Nine Magical Treasures must willingly face the tribulation.
Thus, the Great Powers of the Immortal Realm joined forces to obscure the Heavens’ mechanism, sending nine Celestial Immortals to the Lower Realm.
Originally, they intended to send Immortal Kings down, but the aura of the Immortal Kings was too strong, triggering the Heaven and Earth Rules as soon as they entered the Lower Realm, resulting in the death and Dao dissolution of all nine Immortal Kings.
It wasn’t until they lowered the candidates to Celestial Immortals that they finally narrowly escaped the erasure of rules.
The nine Celestial Immortals created the Immortal Remnant Race in the Lower Realm.
They left the nine Magical Treasures with them and revealed the existence of the Void Immortal Realm.
When the Immortal Remnant Race later opened the Void Immortal Realm, how could the experts from various Domains remain indifferent in front of nine entrances? They would follow to explore.
Regardless of who holds the Nine Treasures, even if someone like Bi Feng seizes them, they will eventually return to their respective Array Hub positions according to the guide.
This is a catastrophe destined to happen.
When the destined tribulation beings are exhausted and perish, the Great Array will stop.
At that time, the Void Immortal Realm will close, and the nine masterless Magical Treasures will scatter back to the Lower Realm to be obtained by those ’fated’.
In millennia, when the top experts of the Lower Realm’s Ten Thousand Realms thrive again, new possessors of the Nine Treasures will reopen the Void Immortal Realm sooner or later.
A new round of calamity will sweep through the elite of the Ten Thousand Realms once more, like reincarnation.
Cycling perpetually, not giving the Lower Realm even a slight chance to rise.
Why don’t the nine Celestial Immortals simply destroy the Lower Realm?
Because it’s impossible.
Forget about the Lower Realm with its Ten Thousand Realms, even exterminating a single Realm’s billions of lives would cause them to be prematurely devoured by that boundless Karmic Force and die.
Even the Great Powers of the Immortal Realm involved in the plan would be entangled by that Karmic Force, leading to their gradual decline.
Originally, they thought the Nine Treasures would return to position within a millennium.
But unexpectedly, when the Immortal Remnant Race’s first expedition went up, many tribespeople were prematurely killed by chaotic currents and Blood Evil Qi and withdrew hurriedly.
Even more unexpectedly, increasing conflicts emerged among the nine divisions, and they haven’t cooperated to open it again for nearly ten million years, each dying without communicating.
Thankfully, it finally opened now.
After waiting a few more days, eight Magical Treasures have returned to position.
Just one more, and the Great Array will activate!
In these days, many top Great Powers in the Immortal Realm were waiting for this historic moment to arrive.
However, after waiting three more months, the Great Array remained unchanged and did not activate.
"Which one hasn’t returned to position?"
"It’s the Bone Refining Banner!"
Although these Great Powers have millions of years of cultivation, a few months is but a blink, yet they couldn’t help feeling a rare impatience.
During these millions of years without Ascension, the Lower Realm’s Ten Thousand Realms surely have produced a bunch of Demon Level Saint Tier prodigies.
If these talents successfully reach the Immortal Realm, it would be troublesome.
Who knows how many of them are Children of the Plane?
Perhaps several Profound Luo Immortal Emperors could emerge.
They don’t want to see this happen.
They would rather eliminate any potential threats early.
If they could, they’d even want to send someone to hasten the process.
Hurry up, stop dawdling!
You’ve been given the Bone Refining Banner to complete your current mission, put more effort into it!
Obscuring the Heaven’s mechanism and sending people down isn’t so simple, they can’t interfere with the Void Immortal Realm and can only wait.
Unfortunately, Sect Leader Jiang can’t sense the close attention of so many Great Powers of the Immortal Realm.
Their inner cries go unheard by Sect Leader Jiang.
He sees the sky-filled chains.
But remains indifferent, resolutely advancing towards the Altar.
If the Great Powers of the Immortal Realm saw this scene, they’d probably jump with urgency.
The Altar is the key to keeping the Void Immortal Realm submerged.
Because of the Altar’s suppression, the Chaotic Ruins remain docilely between the Immortal Realm and the Lower Realm.
If something happens to the Altar, what would occur?
No one can predict.